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Tesla’s dirty little secret on California's I-5
San Francisco Chronicle ^ | Sep 3, 2023 | Andrew Pridgen

Posted on 09/03/2023 7:50:19 AM PDT by artichokegrower

The Harris Ranch Tesla Supercharger has a couple of things going for it that have made it a part of Tesla enthusiasts’ lore: It’s the one of the electric car giant’s first Supercharger stations, and with 98 charging bays, it’s also the biggest in the world.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: California
KEYWORDS: truth
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To: artichokegrower

They outa put the “supercharger” on the diesel generator. Then the wolds largest charging station might have over 100 bays.


21 posted on 09/03/2023 9:03:36 AM PDT by Neverlift
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To: artichokegrower
"The news was first broken by investigative journalist Edward Niedermeyer. In May 2015"
22 posted on 09/03/2023 9:06:44 AM PDT by TexasGator
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To: left that other site
Maybe this is the supercharger they are referring to.

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23 posted on 09/03/2023 9:16:13 AM PDT by dznutz
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To: artichokegrower

“Niedermeyer told SFGATE in an email Friday that while he doesn’t have current information about the specifics of the Harris Ranch Supercharger,”

Eight years and no updates!


24 posted on 09/03/2023 9:17:52 AM PDT by TexasGator
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To: dznutz

Aha! That’s The Ticket!


25 posted on 09/03/2023 9:18:58 AM PDT by left that other site (Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.)
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

Article: “Hidden in plain sight across the way from the Harris Ranch Supercharger’s main stations, behind a Shell station, is a small diesel plant that has helped power Tesla’s footprint.”

Author has no evidence to support that this gas station backup power diesel powered any superchargers.


26 posted on 09/03/2023 9:21:03 AM PDT by TexasGator
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To: Lizavetta
That would be me. Is all electricity generated by fossil fuels? Some of it?

All reliable, "on-demand" electricity that we use is based on fossil fuels (mostly), hydro-electric power or nuclear fission.
27 posted on 09/03/2023 9:23:52 AM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: dznutz

I am currently visiting CA and am totally amazed at the number of Teslas I have seen starting in San Francisco and continuing down Federal Hwy 101. It appears Tesla has replaced the Prius and Subaru as the vehicle one needs to flaunt one’s social conciousness. That or it’s a reaction to the horrendous gas prices in Newsom’s paradise.


28 posted on 09/03/2023 9:25:19 AM PDT by Robwin ( )
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To: ridesthemiles
Harris Ranch restaurant is really great.

The smell from the nearby feedlots always kills my appetite, and I head for another exit along the 5.
29 posted on 09/03/2023 9:26:07 AM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: artichokegrower

🤣🤣🤣🤣


30 posted on 09/03/2023 9:26:33 AM PDT by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: artichokegrower

It’s a dirty secret that electric cars must be powered by hydrocarbons? I thought everyone knew that, just like to conveniently forget about it.


31 posted on 09/03/2023 9:28:48 AM PDT by vpintheak (There is no Trans. There is only mentally ill)
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To: Robwin

It’s called the land of fruits and nuts for a reason. I hope you can get out before California tumbles into the ocean.


32 posted on 09/03/2023 9:29:02 AM PDT by dznutz
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To: artichokegrower

Surprise! To power electric cars, one needs fossil fuels. Wow! Who would ever have guessed.

Man, people are simply stupid.


33 posted on 09/03/2023 9:43:22 AM PDT by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: joma89

“Man, people are simply stupid.”


Article: “Hidden in plain sight across the way from the Harris Ranch Supercharger’s main stations, behind a Shell station, is a small diesel plant that has helped power Tesla’s footprint.”

Author has no evidence to support that this gas station backup power diesel powered any superchargers.


34 posted on 09/03/2023 9:50:24 AM PDT by TexasGator
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To: artichokegrower

Interesting they would build a charging station like this basically in the middle of no where. Coalinga, except for the fact they are half way between SF and LA on I-5, they are also on the end of the 198 coming from the east through the central valley.

But with the new problem these stations are getting into it is truly in the middle of no where: people are getting pissed there is no one there to accept cash so they are breaking the card readers in spite and rendering them useless.

wy69


35 posted on 09/03/2023 9:54:50 AM PDT by whitney69
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To: Neverlift

“They outa put the “supercharger” on the diesel generator. Then the wolds largest charging station might have over 100 bays.”

There was a drawing of a future Tesla charging station that had a roof over where the cars would get parked (think carport). The roof was covered with solar panels. I believe it was in Central California. I did the math - the most they could get out of those panels in single, sunny, day was enough to charge 1 or 2 cars. But Tesla said it was ‘solar powered’ - what they DID NOT SAY was that it was ‘exclusively solar powered’.

...big difference.


36 posted on 09/03/2023 9:56:33 AM PDT by BobL (I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart, I just don't tell anyone)
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To: artichokegrower

I’m glad to see the article mention’s Tesla’s massive lie which claimed that 100% of all electricity furnished through it’s supercharger network would be from renewable sources by the end of 2021.


37 posted on 09/03/2023 9:57:08 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Faux News: "We distort, you deride")
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To: marktwain

EV’s just another boondoggle unless
You are a Golfer.


38 posted on 09/03/2023 10:01:26 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (The Truman Show)
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To: Fresh Wind

“I’m glad to see the article mention’s Tesla’s massive lie ...”

————The lie——————

Article: “Hidden in plain sight across the way from the Harris Ranch Supercharger’s main stations, behind a Shell station, is a small diesel plant that has helped power Tesla’s footprint.”


39 posted on 09/03/2023 10:02:33 AM PDT by TexasGator
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To: Lizavetta
What is generating PJM's electricity right now (scroll down a little when the page comes up to "Generation Fuel Mix"):

https://www.pjm.com/

40 posted on 09/03/2023 10:05:25 AM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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